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Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor , he also shall cry himself , but
shall not be heard ; an awful passage that 14 should never be forgotten . A gift in
secret pacifieth anger : and a reward in the bosom strong wrath , and it is prudent
...
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor , he also shall cry himself , but
shall not be heard ; an awful passage that 14 should never be forgotten . A gift in
secret pacifieth anger : and a reward in the bosom strong wrath , and it is prudent
...
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hath fixed their respective circumstances , and at death they shall all certainly
meet together and be upon a level ; let the rich there3 fore be humble , and the
poor contented . A prudent ( man ) foreseeth the evil and hideth himself ; he
makes ...
hath fixed their respective circumstances , and at death they shall all certainly
meet together and be upon a level ; let the rich there3 fore be humble , and the
poor contented . A prudent ( man ) foreseeth the evil and hideth himself ; he
makes ...
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Better [ is ] the poor that walketh in his uprightness , than she that is ] perverse ( in
his ] ways , though he [ be ] rich ; who gains his riches by dishona est firactices ,
or by shuffling ways , which is the proper sense of the 7 word . Whoso keepeth ...
Better [ is ] the poor that walketh in his uprightness , than she that is ] perverse ( in
his ] ways , though he [ be ] rich ; who gains his riches by dishona est firactices ,
or by shuffling ways , which is the proper sense of the 7 word . Whoso keepeth ...
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The poor and the deceitful man meet together : the LORD lighteneth both their
eyes . The poor , as opposed 10 deceitful , may signify persons of great simplicity
; and the deceitful may mean greai , pola iticians and cunning men : now
whatever ...
The poor and the deceitful man meet together : the LORD lighteneth both their
eyes . The poor , as opposed 10 deceitful , may signify persons of great simplicity
; and the deceitful may mean greai , pola iticians and cunning men : now
whatever ...
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Remember that this ought to be the principal care of all , young and old , rich and
poor ; for there is a day coming when every work and secret thing shall be
brought into judgment . And let us remember that we are then to give an account
of ...
Remember that this ought to be the principal care of all , young and old , rich and
poor ; for there is a day coming when every work and secret thing shall be
brought into judgment . And let us remember that we are then to give an account
of ...
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Page 272 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 250 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath : for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner : but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Page 216 - COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your GOD. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
Page 217 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 274 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 363 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Page 101 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 115 - I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Page 82 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 113 - I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not.
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| Title | A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Volume 5 Volume 5 of A SHORT AND PLAIN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, JOB ORTON A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Robert Gentleman |
| Authors | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman |
| Editor | Robert Gentleman |
| Publisher | S. Etheridge, 1805 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 27 Feb 2008 |
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